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I'm a councillor in the London Borough of Wandsworth; this blog mainly covers that, sometimes general politics and policy and occasionally anything else that takes my fancy.
Tag Archives: planning
Boris bike applications
Further to my post on the Boris Bike scheme in Wandsworth and Shaftesbury (and being parochial) the planning applications received for locations in, and near, Shaftesbury ward are: Ashley Crescent (2013/0435) Clapham Common Northside south of Grove Mansions (2013/0433) Eckstein Road j/w Comyn Road (2012/5713) Eckstein Road/St John’s Road (2012/5714) – Approved Dorothy Road (2013/0078)
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Elsley School development
View Larger Map Crest Nicholson, the developers who now own the Elsley School site, are holding an exhibition this Friday so residents can see their plans for the site. The old Elsley School was the last remaining building on the old Gideon Road after the Luftwaffe and the post-war planning did their bit (that’s probably
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The Crown – hostel or not?
View Larger Map Last month I highlighted the (what I thought) unusual application to turn The Crown on Lavender Hill into a pub and hostel. Since then the applicant has withdrawn their planning application. While this often happens when it seems rejection – or a recommendation to reject – is likely I do not know
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Mish Mash no more
View Larger Map I don’t often post about planning applications, mainly – I think – because planning is not one of my areas of interest on the council. I don’t know if this is a consequence of my personal predilections, or that Shaftesbury, as a ward, has relatively few controversial planning applications. However, one did
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Cafés 1, Estate Agents 0
View Larger Map I say this knowing that it could be taken the wrong way, so let me state that I obviously don’t like to see any business doing badly (except, perhaps, Foxtons – but doesn’t everybody?) but I couldn’t help but be pleased to see that there is a planning application in to change
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Asda super-sizes?
I’ll confess I was surprised to get a letter today from Asda telling me that they are about to submit a planning application to Wandsworth to build a mezzanine level in their store at Clapham Junction. Their plan, apparently, includes the creation of 1,229 metres of new retail space, extensive refurbishment and a new customer
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Boris rejects Clapham Junction hotel appeal
As I reported in June the developers had requested the Mayor take responsibility for deciding their application to build a hotel on Falcon Road. The Mayor has decided that he is content with Wandsworth Council taking the decision, meaning the council’s refusal of the application stands. Legally, the Mayor has powers to determine applications if they
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Posted in Shaftesbury
Also tagged Boris Johnson, Clapham Junction, Falcon Road, hotel, Mayor, Mossbury Road, Woburn House
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Clapham Junction hotel – developers appeal to the Mayor
Although the application for the hotel was rejected last night the developers are now appealing to the Mayor. Any applicant has the right to appeal a decision, which will normally go to the planning inspectorate. This is unusual in that it’s not, technically, an appeal, but instead a request that the Mayor takes responsibility for
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Posted in Shaftesbury
Also tagged Clapham Junction, hotel, Mayor, Mossbury Road, Woburn House
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Clapham Junction hotel rejected
The application to build a 16 storey hotel on the Woburn House site (the old job centre on Falcon Road) was rejected, unanimously, by the planning applications committee last night.
Clapham Junction hotel recommended for rejection
Planning officers have recommended that the Planning Applications Committee reject the application for a 16 storey hotel at the site of the old Job Centre on Falcon Road. Following the Clapham Junction ‘towers’ application this had been another controversial scheme, especially as it backed onto residential properties in Mossbury Road. Local residents’ objections mainly concentrated
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